Method and apparatus for generating menu information

Abstract

Methods and Apparatus related to generating representations of information. The information may include menu information for merchants such as restaurants. Referring to menus, methods may include receiving potential information for a first menu, and receiving indications of associations of the information with the first menu and/or any number of additional menus. Information and/or associations may later be updated by a desired set of users.

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         14 . An apparatus comprising:
 a computing device; and   a non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by the computing device cause the apparatus to:
 present a plurality of items that may be selected for inclusion in a menu of deliverable goods for a first merchant; 
 receive a first selection of a subset of the plurality of items from a first user; 
 present a plurality of pieces of information that may be selected to include in the menu as a modifier to an item in the subset of the plurality of items; 
 receive a second selection of a subset of the plurality of pieces of information from a second user; 
 present an interface through which an edit may be made to at least one of a piece of information of the subset of the plurality of pieces of information and the item in the subset of the plurality of items; 
 receive the edit to at least one of the piece of information from a third user; 
 receive a request for the menu of deliverable goods; 
 in response to receiving the request, present the menu of deliverable goods based on the item, the piece of information and the edit. 
   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which each respective piece of information includes an option that may be applied to the item. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , in which each option includes an addon option. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , in which each option includes a typing option. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , in which each option includes at least one of a size option, a topping option, a crust option, a flavor option, and a filling option. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which presenting the plurality of items includes providing an interface for a menu template. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , in which the instructions cause the apparatus to:
 receive a change to the menu temple and adjust the menu and at least one other menu that may be ordered from at least one other merchant in response receiving the change.   
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which presenting the plurality of pieces of information includes providing an interface for a menu template. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , in which the instructions cause the apparatus to:
 allow the second user to add at least one additional item not from the plurality of items to the menu through the interface by adding an item that is not in the menu template to the menu.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions cause the apparatus to receive a structure for a menu template that defines which pieces of information may be added to which items. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , in which the structure defines a position for each item and each piece of information in the menu. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , in which the structure defines a position for each selected item and each selected piece of information in the menu. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions cause the apparatus to receive a structure for the menu, determine the menu based on the structure, the selected subset of the plurality of items, the selected subset of the plurality of pieces of information, and the edit. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the computing device includes a processor. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions cause the apparatus to associate the menu and a second menu of a second merchant with the edit in response to receiving the edit. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions cause the apparatus to determine the menu to include the edit by the third user after the edit is received and determine the menu without the edit by the third user before the edit is received. 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the plurality of instructions cause the apparatus to at least one of associate the edit with at least one other menu and associate the edit with only the menu. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the instructions cause the apparatus to:
 allow a fourth user to include one or more of the plurality of items and one or more pieces of information of the plurality of pieces of information in a second menu of items that may be delivered from a second merchant.   
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the first user and second user are different users. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the instructions cause the apparatus to:
 allow the second user to add at least one additional item not from the plurality of items to the menu.   
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the third user is different from the first and second users. 
     
     
         35 . A method comprising:
 presenting, by a computing device, a plurality of items that may be selected for inclusion in a menu of deliverable goods;   receiving, by the computing device, a first selection of a subset of the plurality of items from a first user;   presenting, by the computing device, a plurality of pieces of information that may be selected to include in the menu as a modifier to an item in the subset of the plurality of items;   receiving, by the computing device, a second selection of a subset of the plurality of pieces of information from a second user;   presenting, by the computing device, an interface through which an edit may be made to at least one of a piece of information of the subset of the plurality of pieces of information and the item in the subset of the plurality of items;   receiving, by the computing device, the edit to at least one of the piece of information from a third user;   receiving, by the computing device, a request for the menu of deliverable goods;   in response to receiving the request, presenting, by the computing device, the menu of deliverable goods based on the item, the piece of information and the edit.